Replacement of Grazed Forage and Animal Performance When Distillers Grains are Fed in a Bunk or on the Ground

Authors

Kari L. Gillespie, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
L. Aaron Stalker, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry Klopfenstein Klopfenstein, Universitiy of Nebraska--LincolnFollow
Jerry D. Volesky, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jacqueline Musgrave, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published in 2013 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report.

Comments

Copyright © 2013 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Abstract

A 120-day grazing experiment estimated forage savings, performance, and ground feeding efficiency when supplementing spayed yearling heifers with modified distillers grains with solubles (MDGS) at 0.6% of BW on native Sandhills range. Supplemented heifers had 1.28 lb. greater ADG and consumed 15.9% less forage. Each 1 lb. of MDGS supplement fed replaced approximately 0.7 lb of forage. Loss of MDGS when ground-fed was 4.3%. Supplementing spayed yearling heifers with MDGS at 0.6% BW decreased forage consumption 15.9% and increased gain.